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| Year : 2006 | Volume
: 54
| Issue : 3 | Page : 195-197 |
Acute myopia and angle closure caused by topiramate, a drug used for prophylaxis of migraine
Charuta Mandke Desai, Suresh J Ramchandani, Sunil G Bhopale, Sushama S Ramchandani
Department of Ophthalmology, MGM Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Suresh J Ramchandani
Shivam Eye Clinic, Plot No 29, Snehal Co-op HSG Society, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.27072 PMID: 16921218
Acute transient myopia with shallowing of the anterior chamber is a rare idiosyncratic response to many systemic and topical medications, including sulfonamides. Several such cases have been reported in the past, but are less frequently reported in recent times. We report a case of acute progressive myopia and bilateral angle closure due to Topiramate - a drug used for epilepsy and migraine prophylaxis
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